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5.7/10   358 votes
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David Hare (play)
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Release Date:
27 August 2008 (UK) more
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A recovering alcoholic becomes involved with his boss's wife, a former cocaine addict. | add synopsis
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(4 articles)
Poor 'Number' for BBC Two ratings
 (From digitalspy. 13 September 2008, 10:58 AM, PDT)

Poor showing for Thurman's 'Zinc Bed'
 (From digitalspy. 29 August 2008, 6:47 AM, PDT)

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A waste of time, even considering it is less than 80 minutes long more (10 total)

Cast

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Paddy Considine ... Paul Peplow
Mat Curtis ... AA Member
Neg Dupree ... Frank
Helen Mallon ... Alley Girl
Lisa McDonald ... Lady in toilet

Jonathan Pryce ... Victor Quinn

Uma Thurman ... Elsa
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Norway:73 min (approx.)
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A waste of time, even considering it is less than 80 minutes long, 22 June 2009
3/10
Author: Gordon-11 from Hong Kong

This film is about a psychological tug of war between a rich guy and two recovering alcoholics.

The first half of the film is just plain dialogs between people who do not even have any body gestures. To make matters worse, the scenes were shot with a statically positioned camera. The dialogs are probably meant to be sharp, crisp and challenging, but they turn out to be dull, repetitive and pretentious. Furthermore, the whole plot is so monotonous, pointless and narrow. It only repetitively talks about Paul's desire to stay abstinent despite Victor's challenges. And why did Victor challenge Paul in the first place? The filmmakers should have at least spend a little effort on character development.

"My Zinc Bed" is a huge waste of time.

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